After Hodges returned to Portland, Oregon, following a four-year stint in New York City, he released two Sexton Blake records on Expunged, including Plays the Hits, a lo-fi album of '80s covers. Looking to convert his musical endeavors into a more lighthearted project, Hodges recruited Mr. Fredrick's Shawn Glassford and formed a new group with Junkface's Ryan Bjornstad. With notable live performances that featured some instrument swapping, dual drumming, and stage diving, as well as some outlandish costumes, Dylan Magierek's attention was drawn to their set and he signed the band to Badman Recording Company. Hodges and Magierek took some of their home recordings to the Type Foundry to round out their eponymous debut record with some intricate layering, and in September 2008, the album was released to the public and hailed by critics for its abundance of dance-friendly hooks. Multi-instrumentalist Keil Corcoran joined in 2009.
Experiencing some mainstream success in the form of a mass-market-retailer campaign that sampled "Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second," the band wrestled with a name change, considering PYRAMID and Pyramiddd in their short list of options. Ultimately, they decided to embrace the absurdity of their moniker and stuck with Starfucker for 2011's Reptilians, which was released on Polyvinyl. Some lineup changes ensued as time went on, with Bjornstad leaving the band and touring guitarist Patrick Morris taking his place as a full-time member in late 2011. The group continued to grow in popularity, and again grappled with a name change. They opted for the shortened STRFKR in 2012, and between tours completed work on their third album, Miracle Mile, which was released in early 2013. It marked their debut on the Billboard 200, where it reached number 178.
Slimmed down to the lineup of Hodges, Glassford, and Corcoran, STRFKR returned with Being No One, Going Nowhere in November 2015 on limited-edition "early bird" vinyl, with a full release following in 2016. It landed on several Billboard charts, including vinyl, rock, alternative, independent, and the Heatseekers Albums chart, where it hit number one. Early the next year, Polyvinyl began releasing a three-volume series of demos rescued from Hodges' dying laptop, with Vault, Vol. 1 arriving in February 2017. Vault, Vol. 2 followed in July, and Vault, Vol. 3 wrapped up the 64-track set that December.
For STRFKR's fifth long-player, Hodges revisited material from sessions in 2014 with Mathias Janmat and David Hoogerheide in Amsterdam. With input from Janmat and Hoogerheide, Hodges, Glassford, and Corcoran worked on fleshing out the initial recordings with an atmospheric, low-key approach rooted in acoustic guitar and synths. The resulting Future Past Life arrived on Polyvinyl in April of 2020. A solo Hodges followed it in August of that year with the STRFKR instrumental-synth album Ambient 1.
There is another band with the same name:
2. Starfucker
A girl fronted grunge rock band from Leuven, Belgium (2007 -2009)
Kahlil Gibran
Starfucker Lyrics
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I'm still feeling nervous
Keep it to myself
An island in a furnace
I don't want to say it
I just want to lay here
Always on my mind
I'd rather we just know it
Nothing feels the same here
Pull myself together
While I'm getting older
I don't wanna to say it
I don't wanna answer
Keep it to myself
Tonight I can't say nothing
Turn off the sound tonight
The silence was much better
Look in your eyes a sign
Our thoughts all blend together
Quiet and underground
The feeling was just being
Nothing but time for us
Our thoughts all lose their meaning
Inside a light for us
The days are getting shorter
And how i want to stay
Just send my letters over
Keeping the sun light out
Hearts gently beat together
Nothing was left to say
The silence is much better
Needles when I'm talking
Nothing feels the same here
Pull myself together
While I'm getting older
I don't wanna to say it
I don't wanna answer
Keep it to myself
Tonight I can't say nothing
Even with the lights out
I'm still feeling nervous
Keep it to myself
An island in a furnace
I don't want to say it
I just want to lay here
Always on my mind
I'd rather we just know it
But I, I don't want to know
The lyrics to Starfucker's "Kahlil Gibran" explore a sense of internal struggle and repression of emotions. The singer is feeling nervous, even in the darkness, and can't bring themselves to vocalize their thoughts or desires. They feel isolated on an "island in a furnace," trapped within their own inner turmoil.
The second verse suggests a longing for a deeper connection with someone, where thoughts can blend together and time seems to stop. However, this desire is not acted upon and instead the singer continues to keep their feelings to themselves. The repetition of "I don't wanna say it" and "Keep it to myself" emphasize this theme of unspoken emotions and the difficulty of opening oneself up to vulnerability.
The final line, "But I, I don't want to know," adds an extra layer of complexity to the song. It suggests a fear of the unknown, of what could happen if the singer were to actually express their true feelings. This fear may be what ultimately holds them back from making a connection with someone else.
Overall, "Kahlil Gibran" is a deeply introspective song that delves into the complexity of human emotions and the difficulty of expressing them.
Line by Line Meaning
Even with the lights out
Despite being in the dark
I'm still feeling nervous
I'm anxious and uneasy
Keep it to myself
Keeping my thoughts to me
An island in a furnace
It's hot and overwhelming
I don't want to say it
I'd rather not speak it out loud
I just want to lay here
I just wish to remain here doing nothing
Always on my mind
It's consistently on my thoughts
I'd rather we just know it
I'd prefer if we both just understand it without saying it
Needles when I'm talking
It's uncomfortable and painful when I try to express myself
Nothing feels the same here
Things have changed and it's not familiar
Pull myself together
I need to compose myself
While I'm getting older
As time passes by
I don't wanna to say it
I don't want to verbalize it
I don't wanna answer
I don't want to respond to anything about it
Tonight I can't say nothing
Currently, I can't stay quiet
Turn off the sound tonight
Let's keep everything quiet
The silence was much better
It was more peaceful being quiet
Look in your eyes a sign
I can tell by looking at you
Our thoughts all blend together
Our minds are in sync
Quiet and underground
We keep it between ourselves
The feeling was just being
It was just about the emotion
Nothing but time for us
We have a lot of time to spend together
Our thoughts all lose their meaning
Our ideas become meaningless
Inside a light for us
We have a bright future together
The days are getting shorter
Time seems to be moving fast
And how i want to stay
I wish I could stay
Just send my letters over
Instead, I'll write about it and send it over
Keeping the sun light out
Trying to stay in the dark about it
Hearts gently beat together
We have the same feelings for each other
Nothing was left to say
There was nothing more to express
But I, I don't want to know
However, I don't want to hear it
Contributed by Maya W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.